WHY PI PLANNING MATTERS IN GOVERNMENT

Program Increment (PI) Planning is a cornerstone of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), aligning multiple teams around shared policy, service‑delivery, and operational goals. Public‑sector delivery spans departments, shared‑services groups, regulators, vendors, and multi‑jurisdictional stakeholders, all working within strict governance and accountability frameworks.

In‑person PI Planning is essential because it strengthens alignment, trust, and collaboration across agencies – outcomes that are difficult to replicate virtually. Bringing teams together accelerates decision‑making, clarifies inter‑agency dependencies, and builds the shared commitment required to deliver programs that impact citizens, communities, and national resilience.

WHY LEADERS CHOOSE CLIFTONS

Cliftons provides secure, hybrid‑enabled delivery environments where government agencies plan, train, and align:

✔ Plenary + breakout ecosystems: 50–200-person plenary rooms with multiple team rooms on a single floor

✔ End-to-end cadence support: Plan → breakout → retro → demo without leaving the building

✔ Hybrid resilience: Enterprise‑grade private networks with redundancy for distributed ARTs and multi‑agency participation

✔ Confidentiality‑ready environments: Privacy, compliance, and audit‑aligned protocols built into AV, networks, and catering

✔ Predictable commercials: Per‑cycle contracts aligned to delivery phases, ensuring cost visibility under public‑sector scrutiny

Cliftons supports government with secure, scalable planning and training environments that meet procurement requirements, cybersecurity protocols, and delivery governance. Our venues host everything from transformation sprints to crisis simulations, national workshops, and multi‑jurisdictional planning – all supported by hybrid AV, dietary compliance, and predictable commercial models suitable for public frameworks.

For over two decades, our venues, technology, and people have supported federal, state, and local government agencies to deliver with confidence – on time, on budget, and without compromise.